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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/13/12, BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (NYSE: MUE) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.0735, payable on 7/2/12. As a percentage of MUE's recent stock price of $14.73, this dividend works out to approximately 0.50%.

Below is a dividend history chart for MUE, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.0735 declared by BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.:

MUE Dividend History

Date

Div*

05/11/12

0.074

04/12/12

0.074

03/13/12

0.074

02/13/12

0.074

01/11/12

0.074

12/13/11

0.074

11/10/11

0.074

10/12/11

0.074

09/13/11

0.074

08/11/11

0.074

07/13/11

0.074

06/13/11

0.074

05/12/11

0.074

04/13/11

0.074

03/11/11

0.074

02/11/11

0.074

01/12/11

0.074

12/13/10

0.074

11/10/10

0.074

10/13/10

0.074

09/13/10

0.074

08/12/10

0.074

07/13/10

0.074

06/11/10

0.074

05/12/10

0.074

04/13/10

0.074

03/11/10

0.074

02/10/10

0.070

01/13/10

0.070

12/11/09

0.070

10/13/09

0.070

09/11/09

0.070

08/12/09

0.068

07/13/09

0.068

06/11/09

0.068

05/13/09

0.050

04/13/09

0.050

03/12/09

0.050

02/11/09

0.050

01/13/09

0.050

12/11/08

0.050

11/12/08

0.050

10/10/08

0.050

09/11/08

0.050

08/13/08

0.050

07/11/08

0.050

06/12/08

0.050

05/13/08

0.050

04/11/08

0.050

03/12/08

0.050

02/13/08

0.050

01/17/08

0.050

12/12/07

0.050

11/13/07

0.050

10/11/07

0.050

09/12/07

0.050

08/13/07

0.050

07/12/07

0.050

06/13/07

0.050

05/11/07

0.052

04/12/07

0.052

03/13/07

0.052

02/13/07

0.052

01/11/07

0.052

12/13/06

0.052

11/10/06

0.053

10/12/06

0.053

09/13/06

0.053

08/10/06

0.053

07/13/06

0.053

06/09/06

0.053

05/11/06

0.063

04/12/06

0.063

03/10/06

0.063

02/10/06

0.063

01/13/06

0.063

12/13/05

0.073

11/10/05

0.073

10/13/05

0.073

09/12/05

0.073

08/11/05

0.073

07/12/05

0.073

06/10/05

0.073

05/11/05

0.073

04/13/05

0.073

03/11/05

0.073

02/11/05

0.073

01/14/05

0.073

12/13/04

0.073

11/09/04

0.073

10/13/04

0.073

09/10/04

0.073

08/12/04

0.073

07/13/04

0.073

06/10/04

0.073

05/12/04

0.073

04/14/04

0.073

03/11/04

0.073

02/11/04

0.073

01/14/04

0.071

12/15/03

0.071

11/12/03

0.071

10/15/03

0.071

09/12/03

0.071

08/13/03

0.071

07/15/03

0.072

06/12/03

0.071

05/14/03

0.071

04/14/03

0.071

03/13/03

0.071

02/12/03

0.071

01/14/03

0.071

12/11/02

0.071

11/12/02

0.071

10/16/02

0.071

09/13/02

0.069

08/15/02

0.070

07/16/02

0.070

06/13/02

0.070

05/16/02

0.069

04/15/02

0.069

03/14/02

0.070

02/13/02

0.069

01/11/02

0.071

12/18/01

0.072

11/16/01

0.067

10/12/01

0.066

08/16/01

0.064

07/13/01

0.064

06/15/01

0.059

05/14/01

0.061

04/11/01

0.064

03/15/01

0.064

02/14/01

0.059

01/11/01

0.057

12/18/00

0.058

11/16/00

0.060

10/13/00

0.059

09/14/00

0.057

08/09/00

0.057

07/13/00

0.057

06/15/00

0.056

05/12/00

0.063

04/13/00

0.064

03/15/00

0.061

02/15/00

0.061

01/13/00

0.065

12/21/99

0.065

11/18/99

0.069

10/20/99

0.069

09/20/99

0.070

08/19/99

0.070

07/21/99

0.070

06/21/99

0.069

05/19/99

0.146

* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from MUE is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 5.99% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.